Cookie Policy
Last updated: 4 June 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how horseracingbetuk.com uses cookies and similar technologies, what they do, how long they persist, and how you can control them. It complements our Privacy Policy.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember preferences across visits, and to provide aggregated information about how a site is used. Similar technologies include local storage and pixel beacons; references to “cookies” in this policy cover those technologies too where they perform an equivalent role.
Categories of cookies we use
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential to the operation of the website. They allow basic functions such as recording that you have dismissed the cookie banner, maintaining session continuity, and providing security features such as protection against common forms of abuse. Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations because the site cannot function properly without them. They do not track you across other websites.
Analytics cookies
Where used, analytics cookies measure how visitors interact with the site in aggregate. They record information such as which articles are read, how visitors arrive at the site, how long they spend on a page, and which device categories they use. We use this information to understand which editorial topics are most useful to readers and to improve the structure of the site. Analytics cookies are set only after you give consent through the cookie banner or your cookie-preferences control. You can withdraw consent at any time.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies remember choices you make on the site — for example, expanding a frequently asked question or preferring a particular display setting. These cookies do not track you across other sites. They are set only after consent.
Advertising and tracking cookies
FurlongLedger does not currently use advertising cookies. We do not allow third-party advertising networks to set tracking cookies through our site. If this changes in future, we will update this policy and require fresh consent before any advertising cookies are set.
How long cookies last
Cookies are either session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. The strictly necessary cookies we set are short-lived, typically lasting only the duration of a visit or up to a small number of days. Analytics cookies, where set, persist for a longer period — typically up to 13 months — so that we can compare visitor patterns year on year. You can clear all cookies from your browser at any time.
How to manage cookies
You can manage cookies in three independent ways.
First, through the cookie banner that appears the first time you visit horseracingbetuk.com. You can accept, reject, or customise the categories of non-essential cookies you allow. Your choice is recorded and respected for subsequent visits.
Second, through your browser settings. All modern browsers allow you to view cookies that have been set, to delete cookies individually or all at once, and to configure how the browser handles new cookies. Specific instructions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and other browsers are available in the help section of each browser. Note that blocking strictly necessary cookies will prevent the website from functioning correctly.
Third, through privacy-focused browser extensions and tools, which can block tracking technologies system-wide. We support readers’ use of such tools and design the site to work without analytics consent.
Third-party cookies
Where we use a third-party service — for example, an analytics provider or a content delivery network — the third party may set its own cookies. We choose providers that respect user privacy, and we configure them to collect only what is needed for the editorial purpose of the site. We do not allow third parties to use cookies set through horseracingbetuk.com for their own marketing purposes.
Cookies and the law
This policy is designed to comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR) and with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as it applies to cookies. Where a cookie processes personal data, the lawful basis for that processing is described in our Privacy Policy.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we add, remove, or change a cookie, or when applicable law changes. The “Last updated” date above reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically.